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Tennessee mountain patriarchs Laban Feather (Rod Steiger) and Pap Gutshall (Robert Ryan) and their respective broods have long been fussing over a desirable piece of meadowland. One of the Gutshalls escalates the rivalry, sending the hot-blooded Feather boys a postcard from a mysterious femme. The intent of the card is to lure the boys to meet the nonexistent woman, leaving the Feathers’ moonshine operation unguarded. Falling for the ruse, the Feathers kidnap an innocent girl they think penned the note, and what erupts next isn’t just a feud, it’s war — a blood feud that will cost both families dearly.
Adapting a novel she wrote before her Alphabet Series of detective novels, Sue Grafton co-scripts this cautionary tale about the course of violence. Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey and Randy Quaid join Steiger and Ryan in the tale's chain of reprisal, unintended consequences and feverish slaughter.
Original Release
02/21/1973
US Release
02/21/1973
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Steiger | Laban Feather |
Katherine Squire | Chickie Feather |
Scott Wilson | Thrush / Thrush Feather |
Timothy Scott | Skylar Feather |
Ed Lauter | Hawk Feather |
Randy Quaid | Finch Feather |
Jeff Bridges | Zack Feather |
Robert Ryan | Pap Gutshall |
Tresa Hughes | Elspeth Gutshall |
Paul Koslo | Villum Gutshall |
Directors
Writers
Sue Grafton, Rodney Carr-Smith
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rod Steiger | Laban Feather |
Katherine Squire | Chickie Feather |
Scott Wilson | Thrush / Thrush Feather |
Timothy Scott | Skylar Feather |
Ed Lauter | Hawk Feather |
Randy Quaid | Finch Feather |
Jeff Bridges | Zack Feather |
Robert Ryan | Pap Gutshall |
Tresa Hughes | Elspeth Gutshall |
Paul Koslo | Villum Gutshall |
Kiel Martin | Ludie Gutshall |
Gary Busey | Zeb / Zeb Gutshall |
Joan Goodfellow | Sister E. Gutshall |
Season Hubley | Roonie Gill / Lolly-Madonna |
Kathy Watts | Lyda Jo Gutshall Feather |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rodney Carr-Smith | Producer |